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New England Journal of Medicine· 2017Q1

Surgical or Transcatheter Aortic-Valve Replacement in Intermediate-Risk Patients

Michael J. Reardon, Nicolas M. Van Mieghem, Jeffrey J. Popma, Neal S. Kleiman et al.

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Transcatheter aortic-valve replacement (TAVR) was non-inferior to surgical aortic-valve replacement in intermediate-risk patients with severe aortic stenosis, with a composite endpoint of death or disabling stroke at 24 months occurring in 12.6% of TAVR patients vs. 14.0% of surgery patients.

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Field: Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine

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